xviii, 563 pages : 25 cm

"This book provides a detailed introduction to the Acari, concentrating on their functional morphology, but also covering their classification and economic importance."--Cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 474-541) and indexes

Ch. 1. Integument and Moulting -- Ch. 2. Segmentation, Musculature and Legs -- Ch. 3. Circulation, Nervous System and Sense Organs -- Ch. 4. Respiratory Systems -- Ch. 5. Mouthparts -- Ch. 6. Feeding and Adaptations of the Mouthparts -- Ch. 7. Alimentary Canal, Prosomatic Glands and Digestion -- Ch. 8. Excretion and Osmoregulation -- Ch. 9. Reproductive Systems -- Ch. 10. Methods of Sperm Transfer, Mating Behaviour and Oviposition -- Ch. 11. Development and Dispersal -- Ch. 12. Classification of the Acari. Superorder Anactinotrichida. Order Notostigmata. Order Holothyrida. Order Ixodida. Order Mesostigmata. Superorder Actinotrichida. Order Prostigmata. Order Astigmata. Order Oribatida -- Index to taxa

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